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Eleven House Republicans, led by Texan Pete Olson, prepared to lodge four articles of
impeachment today against Attorney General Eric Holder, accusing the veteran prosecutor of
repeatedly violating federal law.

The effort is backed by a tiny minority, but if endorsed by the GOP-led House, it could lead to
a high profile Senate trial to remove Holder from office before the 2014 mid-term congressional
elections.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The partisan accusations are made by six Texans and counterparts from five other states.

A number of Republicans on Capitol Hill, including Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, have already
demanded that Holder resign from office.

The articles of impeachment allege that Holder defied a congressional subpoena delving into the
Fast and Furious gun-running scandal, failed to prosecute IRS employees for unauthorized
disclosures of political donors’ tax records and provided Congress misleading testimony about the
Justice Department’s prosecution of Fox News reporter James Rosen.